Odaily News According to Reuters, a series of cryptocurrency companies including Circle, Ripple, Kraken, Coinbase, a16z, and Paradigm are vying for seats on the cryptocurrency advisory committee promised by President-elect Donald Trump, seeking to have a say in his planned U.S. policy reforms. Trump promised during his campaign at the Bitcoin conference in Nashville in July to set up a new committee as part of a cryptocurrency-friendly government. People familiar with the matter said his transition team is discussing how to organize and arrange personnel and which companies should be included.